North Texas special-ed teacher arrested for alleged affair with student at all-male school

Rebecca Goerdel, 28, was arrested March 24, 2017, on a charge of having an improper relationship with a student.

Rebecca Goerdel, 28, was arrested March 24, 2017, on a charge of having an improper relationship with a student.

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Rebecca Goerdel, 28, was arrested March 24, 2017, on a charge of having an improper relationship with a student.

Rebecca Goerdel, 28, was arrested March 24, 2017, on a charge of having an improper relationship with a student.

North Texas special-ed teacher arrested for alleged affair with student at all-male school

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A North Texas teacher was arrested earlier this month for an alleged affair with a student, the latest in a string of arrests for similar crimes so far this year.

Rebecca Goerdel, a special education inclusion teacher, was arrested Friday for allegedly participating in an improper relationship with a student at the Young Men's Leadership Academy, a school in Grand Prairie, according to a news release. The school was notified of possible misconduct on March 10.

"This kind of conduct is outrageous and will not be tolerated," Superintendent Susan Hull said in a news release. "The teacher-student relationship is sacred. It reflects a vow from teachers to parents that their children are safe— as safe as they would be at home. When a teacher in Grand Prairie ISD breaks that vow, he or she will be dealt with quickly and aggressively. I encourage law enforcement to pursue all available action."

A cached version of Goerdel's teacher biography on the school's website shows the teacher studied at the University of Texas-Arlington.